- The Inkwell
- North Carolina
- Greensboro College
Greensboro, NCCity: largeZIP 27401Founded 1838
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1838
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- www.greensboro.edu
North CarolinaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Greensboro College
Greensboro College is a private nonprofit college in Greensboro, North Carolina, with 708 undergraduates. It admits 70% of applicants, graduates 42% within six years and costs $18,187 a year after aid.
42%graduate
Admission rate70%
Retention66%
4-year graduation29%
Pell Grant share46%
Federal loans61%
$18,187net price / year
70%admission rate
—average SAT
42%graduate in 6 years
$50,121median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#1,249 of 1,704 for earnings#735 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,313 of 1,738 for graduation rate#567 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $37,024tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $21,660
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $21,660
- Average net price
- $18,187national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,279
$30,001–48,000$14,942
$48,001–75,000$16,013
$75,001–110,000$20,764
$110,001+$26,367
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 70%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college70%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college66%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college42%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college46%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 42%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 29%
- First-year retention
- 66%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 47%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,332
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $50,121middle 50%: $34,753–$69,288
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$69,288
Median, Greensboro College$50,121
Lower quarter$34,753
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 708
- Part-time
- 4.4%
- Women / men
- 38% / 62%
- Average age at entry
- 21.8
- First-generation students
- 32%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 46%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,155 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,444
- Endowment, end of year
- $29,029,019
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White42%
Hispanic9.8%
Black31%
Asian0.4%
Two or more races5.2%
U.S. nonresident2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown8.8%
14 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management26%
Parks, recreation & fitness18%
Visual & performing arts11%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.8%
Health professions7.1%
Liberal arts & humanities6.2%
Psychology5.4%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.5%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Wilson College Swannanoa, NC | $23,319 | 40% | $39,685 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Shorter University Rome, GA | $18,008 | 45% | $51,757 |
| Black Hills State University Spearfish, SD | $19,252 | 42% | $49,283 |
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| Louisiana Christian University Pineville, LA | $20,268 | 40% | $49,573 |
| South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC | $18,030 | 32% | $41,531 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 198598. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5604445.